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Rockefeller Provides Capital for Start-Up Aiming to Increase Worker Savings

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12/09/2015

Rockefeller Provides Capital for Start-Up Aiming to Increase Worker Savings Matt Fellowes was moving briskly along the standard Washington wonk career ... 400% a year interest for a “payday loan” or help them...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Economic Security

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Expands SEED Program, Adding 3 Locales in 2016

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12/11/2015

... This follows the success of the Foundation's pilot support to 36 cultural projects across the United States. SEED ... is a combination of risk capital and value added support to early stage,...

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

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Arts

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The Next Generation in Philanthropy: From The Rockefeller Foundation To The Zuckerberg Chan Initiative

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01/05/2016

... in Philanthropy: From The Rockefeller Foundation To The Zuckerberg Chan Initiative When $45 billion dollars is pledged to charity, it’s bound to start a lot of conversations. Facebook founder...

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The Robert Bowne Foundation Spends Down

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01/15/2016

... the loss of over one-third of its funds forced it to consider spending down its remaining assets. “The ... the required 5 percent in grants, or we could just decide to spend down, because the organizations...

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Susan L. Solomon, Co-Founder of New York Stem Cell Foundation, is on a Quest

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02/23/2016

... disease-fighting potential persuaded Susan L. Solomon to leave a career in law and business for medicine. Ms. ... for its breakthroughs in stem-cell research, including how to generate the cells and put them...

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation

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NYS Health Foundation, Advocates Weigh in on Immigrant Health Care

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03/01/2016

... just like everyone else, said Rodriguez, who was brought to Miami from the Dominican Republic when she was 6 years ... which made commuting a hassle, so at age 24 she moved to New York, which had a more...

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New York Health Foundation

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UHF Medicaid Conference to Focus on Value-Based Payment

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05/06/2016

UHF Medicaid Conference to Focus on Value-Based Payment Medicaid in New York: Progressing to Value-Based Payment Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:00 a.m. - ... 1216 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd Street), NYC UHF is pleased...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Releases New Book on the Value of Diversity

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10/25/2016

... book series mounted by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to explore the value of our growing diversity for the ... sexuality) characterize this diversity, there is reason to question at this ostensibly highly...

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An Introduction to PhilTV

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01/20/2017

An Introduction to PhilTV PhilTV is a new section of our website , that ... of the philanthropic sector through the powerful medium of moving images. PhilTV will shine a spotlight on: Foundation's ... pop...

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Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director of Community Voices Heard, Says "Basebuilding is a Contact Sport"

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06/22/2017

... principle of the organization that requires members to share narratives with one another face- to -face. "At a time when we sit across the breakfast table and text the person across from us to...

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PhilTalks

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NoVo Foundation: Seeking LOIs for Radical Hope Fund to Support Strategies for Transformation

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07/31/2017

NoVo Foundation: Seeking LOIs for Radical Hope Fund to Support Strategies for Transformation The NoVo Foundation ... Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for its Radical Hope Fund to support efforts that are bold and...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis

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09/07/2017

... West Virginia, and southeast Ohio started referring to Percocet, OxyContin, and Vicodin as “hillbilly heroin.” The pills were easy to get and easy to abuse. Between those, and heroin and...

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Big Names, Big Funding: Why Are MIT and IBM Joining Forces on AI Research?

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09/14/2017

... seeing a lot of them crop up these days due in part to struggles for funding, with AI in particular driving some serious dollars to universities. The latest such agreement is between IBM and ... announced a $...

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With Support from Gerstner and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students

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12/19/2017

... and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students Starting next ... at Albany students who are at risk of dropping out due to sudden financial hardship or some...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President

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01/19/2018

... vice presidents, Martín Abregú and Xavier Briggs, to better align grant making across all program areas and ... this position is the latest step in the foundation's move to increase efficiency and ensure...

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New Menino Survey of Mayors, Supported By Citi and The Rockefeller Foundation Reveals Top Issues for Mayors

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01/23/2018

... most pressing concerns and the top reasons why people are moving away from their cities. In addition, they are deeply ... a time when cutbacks in federal and state funding threaten to adversely impact...

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Community Development

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JPMorgan Chase to Increase Its Philanthropic Investments to $1.75 Billion Over Five Years

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01/31/2018

JPMorgan Chase to Increase Its Philanthropic Investments to $1.75 Billion Over Five Years As corporate philanthropy ... In a recent announcement, the company said it intends to increase its...

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Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body

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02/06/2018

... vestibular nucleus, or LVN, accomplishes this feat by moving muscles in a two-step, kneejerk response that first ... findings provide powerful evidence that the LVN is the key to animals' ability ...

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Research Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads to a Method to Safely Charge a Smartphone Wirelessly Using a Laser

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02/21/2018

Research Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads to a Method to Safely Charge a Smartphone Wirelessly Using a Laser ... of Washington have for the first time developed a method to safely...

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